Method of transmitting a concatenated signal
US6678475B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J2203/0094
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of transmitting a concatenated signal consisting of at least two component signals over an optical network comprising at least three network elements (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10) is disclosed in which at least two component signals are transmitted on at least two different wavelengths, and in which the component signals are assigned to the wavelengths for each section between two network elements (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10) in such a way as to minimize differential delays between the component signals for a predetermined receiving location. Concatenated transmission capacity can be allocated even if it is no longer available on one wavelength as a coherent whole.
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